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Broncos rally for unlikely victory

London Broncos were like dead men walking as they slunk in to jeers at 28-6
down at half-time, only to stage the biggest comeback in Super League
history, beating Salford City Reds 40-28 for only their fourth win of the
season and the first since the removal of Rob Powell as coach and Tony Rea
taking over at the helm.

Rea’s half-time talk struck some sort of chord as London emerged as a
bristling force from the inept one that was unpicked by a Salford side who
barely had to work for any of their six tries. When the home side eventually
put their shoulder to the wheel, they proved overwhelming winners.

Australian scrum-half, Craig Gower, and France veteran, Julie Rinaldi, were
the architects as London scored seven second-half tries, five in the final
13 minutes as the Reds succumbed. It was the unlikelist of victories.